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Gov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law Tuesday, including a controversial measure that will allow parents of children in low-performing schools to claim $6,500 in state education funds to pull their children out of the public system and enroll them in private school or teach them at home. Supporters say expanding […]

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“It’s not the government’s role to dictate to families the best choices for their child,” Kemp said.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a private-school vouchers bill that will now officer vouchers worth up to $6,500 to parents of children enrolled in…

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed a private school vouchers bill Tuesday, culminating a fight Republicans have waged for years to give students in low-performing schools another option.

Republicans in the General Assembly Wednesday revived a private-school vouchers bill that failed on the final days of last year’s legislative session.

Tuesday, Feb. 6, brought the beginning of the fifth week of the 2024 legislative session. Our House body met for four days where we successfully gave passage to several bills

This week is National School Choice Week, in Georgia, and around the country.

NEWS ANALYSIS — A few weeks ago, I referenced a guest editorial in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution (AJC) that was part of a series addressing educational legislative issues in […]

MCDONOUGH — Following Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement in December that state employees would receive a $1,000 retention pay supplement, the Henry County Board of Education voted unanimously at its